The POEMMA (Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics) mission

A. V. Olinto, J. H. Adams, R. Aloisio, L. A. Anchordoqui, D. R. Bergman, M. E. Bertaina, P. Bertone, F. Bisconti, M. Bustamante, M. Casolino, M. J. Christl, A. L. Cummings, I. De Mitri, R. Diesing, J. B. Eser, F. Fenu, C. Guépin, E. A. Hays, E. Judd, J. F. KrizmanicE. Kuznetsov, A. Liberatore, S. Mackovjak, J. McEnery, J. W. Mitchell, A. Neronov, F. Oikonomou, E. Parizot, T. C. Paul, J. S. Perkins, G. Prévôt, P. Reardon, M. H. Reno, F. Sarazin, K. Shinozaki, J. F. Soriano, F. Stecker, Y. Takizawa, R. Ulrich, T. Venters, L. Wiencke, R. M. Young

Abstract

The Probe Of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) is designed to observe cosmic neutrinos (CNs) above 20 PeV and ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) above 20 EeV over the full sky. The POEMMA mission calls for two identical satellites flying in loose formation, each comprised of a 4-meter wide field-of-view (45 degrees) Schmidt photometer. The hybrid focal surface includes a fast (1 ${\mu}$s) ultraviolet camera for fluorescence observations and an ultrafast (10 ns) optical camera for Cherenkov observations. POEMMA will provide new multi-messenger windows onto the most energetic events in the universe, enabling the study of new astrophysics and particle physics at these otherwise inaccessible energies.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAstro2020 Decadal Survey
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 18 Sept 2019

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